Shipping containers, once primarily used for transporting goods, are now emerging as an innovative housing trend in metro ...

"Beat Box is a fun and challenging project. We are working within the very specific and set shapes of the container but are still able to transform them into something different and new. By preserving ...

Engineers and architects have transformed ordinary shipping containers into amazing homes and office spaces around the world. Here are a few of our favorites. With its modern lines and appealing ...

There's a lively debate about whether housing made from shipping containers makes sense. After all, shipping containers were designed specifically for transporting goods efficiently around the world, ...

Derry architect Patrick Bradley was so moved by the plight of homeless people, he decided to offer a night in his unusual and luxurious home, which featured on TV's Grand Designs series, to raise ...

High-profile Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has turned his considerable talent to shipping container-based architecture for the first time to produce this new Starbucks. The project is located in ...

Londonderry architect Patrick Bradley was so moved by the plight of homeless people, he decided to offer a night in his unusual and luxurious home, which featured on TV's Grand Designs series, to ...

Two women are thinking inside the box when it comes to innovative housing solutions. Kathy Ratchford and Alison Lawtey have both repurposed steel shipping containers for residential purposes. Tracy ...

A father has installed a giant dinosaur sculpture in his front garden - to 'give people something to smile about'. Ben Maddocks, 50, has put the 10ft T-Rex on top of a shipping container which he uses ...